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Diffstat (limited to 'bin/dd/dd.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | bin/dd/dd.1 | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bin/dd/dd.1 b/bin/dd/dd.1 index 756a585d3b26..8bd5fa662ac6 100644 --- a/bin/dd/dd.1 +++ b/bin/dd/dd.1 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" @(#)dd.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/13/94 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd March 26, 2019 +.Dd June 4, 2020 .Dt DD 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ limits the number of times is called on the input rather than the number of blocks copied in full. May not be combined with .Cm conv=sync . +.It Cm direct +Set the O_DIRECT flag on the input file to make reads bypass any local caching. .El .It Cm iseek Ns = Ns Ar n Seek on the input file @@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ the output file is truncated at that point. Where .Cm value is one of the symbols from the following list. -.Bl -tag -width "fsync" +.Bl -tag -width "direct" .It Cm fsync Set the O_FSYNC flag on the output file to make writes synchronous. .It Cm sync @@ -151,6 +153,8 @@ Set the O_SYNC flag on the output file to make writes synchronous. This is synonymous with the .Cm fsync value. +.It Cm direct +Set the O_DIRECT flag on the output file to make writes bypass any local caching. .El .It Cm oseek Ns = Ns Ar n Seek on the output file |